Getting to Lofoten and around

Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes

There are daily flights all year between Oslo Airport and Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes. Flight time is approximately one hour and thirty minutes. For timetables and booking, please contact SAS and Norwegian.

By train you can travel between Stockholm/Göteborg and Narvik. The route is scheduled daily all year. For timetables and booking, please contact Connex.

Between Narvik and Lofoten

LOFAST is a boat-free connection between the mainland and Lofoten. The road opened December 1, 2007. The new travelling time between Evenes and Svolvær is now less than 2.5 hours by car. There are public buses every day between Narvik (by Evenes) and Lofoten.

There are public buses every day between Narvik (via Evenes) and Svolvær, and connections further around in Lofoten. Please note that there is only a flight shuttle bus service from Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes to Harstad, Narvik and Sortland.

To Bodø

There are daily flights all year between Oslo Airport Gardermoen and Bodø Airport. Flight time is approximately one hour and thirty minutes. For timetables and booking, please contact SASand Norwegian.

Between Bodø and Lofoten

There are daily flights between Bodø and Lofoten all year. The flying time is is between 20 and 30 minutes. Between Bodø and Værøy you fly with helicopter. Between Bodø and Leknes, Røst and Leknes, Bodø and Røst and Bodø and Svolvær you fly with Widerøe.

Public buses are scheduled daily all year between Bodø (via Fauske) and Svolvær, and have connections further around in Lofoten.

If you drive, you can take the car ferry from Bodø across to Moskenes, Værøy or Røst. Or you can drive further north of Bodø, to Skutvik, and take the car ferry across to Skrova or Svolvær.

Express passenger boats are scheduled daily all year around between Bodø and Skrova/Svolvær.

Hurtigruten (The Norwegian Coastal Voyage)

In Lofoten, Hurtigruten stops at Stamsund and Svolvær every day both by the north-bound and the south-bound routes. In summer you also can visit Raftsundet and Trollfjorden by travelling with Hurtigruten between Stokmarknes and Svolvær

Car rental/charter

A number of different means of transport are available to you, whether you are travelling alone or in a group. Rent a car, touring coach, boat, catamaran, taxi, maxi taxi, helicopter or aeroplane.

When you are in Lofoten

When you are in Lofoten you can travel around by using the public buses, but you get access to more places by driving your own car.

Enjoy beautiful Reinefjorden by using the local passenger boat from Reine.

In the summer season you can enjoy Lofoten by boat between Ballstad and Nusfjord. Running along the traditional, coastal transportation routes, this boat shuttle service gives you access to a unique and scenic view of Lofoten. This is also a nice form of transport for those who do not wish to cycle through the Nappstraum undersea tunnel.

In summer you also can visit Raftsundet and Trollfjorden by joining one of the scheduled boat trips from Svolvær.

South in Raftsundet you find the beautiful island of StoreMolla which is perfect for cycling and hiking. Take the car ferry between Digermulen and Finnvik.

North in Raftsundet you can take the car ferry between Hanøy and Kaljord, or take the ferry between Fiskebøl and Melbu.

You can visit the island of Skrova by taking the express passenger boats between Svolvær and Bodø, but also the car ferry between Svolvær and Skutvik.

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